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Crius Energy Launches "Charge To One Million Customers" Sweepstakes

Winners To Receive Free Energy In 2017 As Crius Says Thanks To Those Who Helped Company Reach The 1 Million Customer Milestone

NORWALK, CT, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Crius Energy, one of the largest independent energy retailers in the United States, today announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone. Since 2009, Crius has grown from a single green energy brand to a holistic provider of solar energy, natural gas, electricity and energy-efficient product solutions. Through the Crius "Charge to One Million Customers" sweepstakes, residential electricity and/or natural gas supply customers will have the chance to win one of over thirty $500 energy bill credits in 2017. Winners will be selected at random in early February 2017 from across the Crius family of energy brands, which includes: Cincinnati Bell Energy, Comcast Energy Rewards, FairPoint Energy, Public Power, TriEagle Energy and Viridian Energy.

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"Crius is excited to say 'thanks a million' to the customers who helped our company reach this significant point in our history," said Chaitu Parikh, Chief Operating Officer. "Crius Energy has grown dramatically over the past seven years to become a publicly traded, international company, and we truly appreciate the opportunity to provide every one of our nearly one million customers with real value through innovative energy options."

The sweepstakes is open to residents of the following markets where Crius Energy does business: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and the District of Columbia. All randomly selected winners will receive a bill credit in the amount of $500 - or approximately half of the average annual residential energy supply bill according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/pdf/table5_a.pdf